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Quien miedo? Mexicano o gringo? My trip to Mexico, Part One
Last weekend I went to Mexico, specifically Rosarito, Ensenada, and Puerto Nueve ( Read more... ) -
Something I've been thinking of ... truth & morality
Truth. To me, truth is just like some kind of pattern in language that makes sense to us given our experiences. I've talked to quite a few Muslims and Christians, and all say the same things (they just have their different jargon ( Read more... ) -
My first meditation
The next time I went to the monastery, a short nun with glasses taught us the basics of meditation. She was short and stocky, and had glasses. She seemed a little bit cross-eyed (hey, it happens). However, when she spoke, it was a whisper and yet it seemed to cut through the air like diamonds ( Read more... ) -
A quiz I stole from a friend
Cattell's 16 Factor Test Results
Warmth |||||||||||| 38% Intellect |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 82% Emotional Stability |||||||||||||||||||||||| 78% Aggressiveness ||||||||||||||| 46% Liveliness |||||||||||||||||| 58% Dutifulness ||||||||| 30% Social Assertiveness |||||||||||||||||| 54% Sensitivity ||||||||| 22% Paranoia |||| ( Read more... ) -
An interview with Jacquie Sullivan, founder of "In God We Trust - America, Inc."
An interview with Jacquie Sullivan, founder of In God We Trust - America, Inc ( Read more... ) -
We all live in Plato's cave
Ever hear of Plato's allegory in the cave ( Read more... ) -
Defending gangsta rap
A lot of people don't like gangsta rap, and to tell you the truth, neither do I. However, I'm not sure what's so wrong with it. It reflects perfectly the values of our society ( Read more... ) -
Killing the Buddha, The Conclusion: The Venerable Jue Wei blocks Christianity with a pearly shield
Inside the meeting room, I saw that 15 to 20 people had gathered. I actually got there a couple minutes early ( Read more... ) -
Killing the Buddha, Part 2: The old white man and the echoing mantras
Inside the temple, hundreds of people were chanting mantras. Mantras are basically phrasing that is repeated over and over and in different orders, supposedly to figure out the hidden meaning behind the words. They are usually phrases taken out of different sutras; sutras being the different books or texts used by Buddhists ( Read more... ) -
Killing the Buddha, Part 1
I parked my car and decided to have some final pistachio seeds before heading up the hill to the monastery; I was, after all, 30 minutes early ( Read more... )